Freezing rain, ice and 80mph winds mark end of Big Freeze today before temperatures rise

Britons will have to endure one more day of icy blasts before temperatures soar into double digits – as the country’s record-breaking Big Freeze finally comes to an end. Bitter-cold 80mph winds, freezing rain and dangerous icy conditions are set to hit parts of the UK on Sunday, as Britain faces the tail-end of the … Read more

Big freeze continues: Britain is told to brace for up to four inches of snow and 50mph gales today

Gales of up to 50mph are predicted to combine with blizzards of snow today to provide a freezing start to the weekend.  The mercury dropped to minus 15C in parts of central and northern Scotland in the early hours, while temperatures in England and Wales hovered around minus 5C.  It is expected to be drier … Read more

Rishi Sunak urged to freeze fuel duty as petrol prices rise

Rishi Sunak urged to freeze fuel duty in the March Budget as cost of petrol at the pumps rises By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has come under increasing pressure to freeze fuel duty again as the cost … Read more

Freeze meanz Heinz! Baked beans will be sold FROZEN as company looks to rebrand tinned snack’s image

Freeze meanz Heinz! Baked beans will be sold FROZEN as company looks to rebrand the tinned snack’s image Move is part of a plan to ‘liberate’ baked beans from their old-fashioned image Food giant will expand the product into new formats – including a frozen option  The push began with the launch of a microwaveable … Read more

From flour to bananas and potato chips: Home cooks list the items you didn’t know you could freeze

From flour to bananas and even potato chips: Home cooks list the items you didn’t know you could freeze Parents around Australia have shared the unlikely items they tend to freeze  Commenting on Facebook, mums admitted to freezing flour, avocado and herbs Other food buys included cookie dough, lemon juice, nuts, corn and garlic   By … Read more

How does Joe Biden’s plan to freeze student loan repayments work?

President Joe Biden wasted no time getting his feet under the Oval Office desk.  In his first day in the new job after taking over from Donald Trump, the new president signed 17 executive orders, or ways for him to get things done without waiting for Congress to pass laws. As well as rejoining the … Read more

Met Office issues new warning for Sunday as -10C big freeze grips Britain

A -10C big freeze is set to grip the country with Britons bracing for a six-inch blanket of snow – as parts of England bask in a layer of the white stuff that fell overnight.  Storm Christoph – which battered the country with a month’s worth of rain in less than 48 hours this week – … Read more

Now for the Big Freeze: Met Office warns up to FOUR INCHES of snow will sweep UK from today

With Brits right across the country still reeling from the devastating floods caused by the rampaging Storm Christoph, the Met Office are now warning that some areas could see up to four inches of snow thanks to plunging temperatures across the weekend. The torrential rain that has hammered Britain this week thanks to Storm Christoph … Read more

Europe enters the deep freeze: Thousands without power in Sweden

Europe was in the grip of snow chaos today as power went out in Sweden and Finland, footage emerged of looters ransacking a food truck in Spain and one person died as cars swerved off ice-covered roads in Germany.  In Madrid, footage showed dozens of looters emptying a lorry full of vegetables, yoghurts and milkshakes … Read more